Gambia

News about Gambia, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Jan. 8, 2015

Gambian government accuses Lt Col Lamin Sanneh, former head of its presidential guard, of leading attempt to oust Pres Yahya Jammeh in December assault on presidential palace. MORE

Jan. 7, 2015

Gambian Pres Yahya Jammeh changes three major positions in his government, in wake of coup attempt. MORE

Jan. 6, 2015

Justice Dept charges Cherno Njie and Papa Faal, two American citizens of Gambian descent, for conspiring to violate Neutrality Act by aiding people behind failed coup attempt to depose Gambian Pres Yahya Jammeh; department had invoked seldom-used law, which prohibits Americans from fighting against nations at peace with the US, in effort to reach those believed to have helped the plotters. MORE

Jan. 1, 2015

Gambian Pres Yahya Jammeh accuses dissidents based in US, Germany and Britain for recent attack on the capital and presidential palace and dismisses talk that it was an attempted coup even though antagonists are former members of Gambia's military. MORE

Dec. 31, 2014

United States Embassy in Gambia reports attempted coup in capital city Banjul, with soldiers sealing off government buildings and main bridge and gunfire erupting overnight; Gambian government issues nondescript statement denying coup attempt, and Pres Yahya Jammeh, who was traveling outside country, is reported to be planning return to country from Chad. MORE

Mar. 16, 2014

Judith H Dobrzynski travel article on boat trip from Senegal through Gambia, featuring views of wildlife, local culture and connections with history. MORE

Sep. 22, 2012

Rev Jesse Jackson persuades Gambian Pres Yahya Jammeh to release Gambian-Americans Amadou Scattred Janneh and Tamsir Jasseh, former high-ranking officials in his government who were convicted of treason, from country's Mile 2 Central Prison. MORE

Aug. 28, 2012

Gambia reports that it has executed nine prisoners, and critics call for sanctions on its president, Yahya Jammeh, whose plan to clear the country’s death row by mid-September has drawn international condemnation. MORE

Aug. 25, 2012

Gambia Pres Yahya Jammeh warns that he plans to execute everyone on death row by mid-September, a threat that journalists and opposition officials say must be taken seriously given his unpredictability and long record of human rights abuses. MORE

Mar. 15, 2012

Campaigning for Gambia’s parliamentary elections begins, with President Yahya Jammeh’s party facing no opposition for more than half of the seats. MORE

Nov. 26, 2011

President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia secures a new five-year term after a vote that regional leaders said was marked by the intimidation of voters and of the opposition. MORE

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General Information on Gambia

Official Name: Republic of The Gambia
Capital: Banjul (Current local time)
Government Type: Republic
Population: 1.69 million
Area: 4,361 square miles; about the size of Maryland
Languages: English (official), Mandinka, Wolof,Fula, other indigenous vernaculars
Year of Independence: 1965
Web site:Statehouse.gm

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